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Bessie L Brown 1905 - 1992

Bessie L Brown of Richmond, Richmond City County, VA was born on February 15, 1905, and died at age 86 years old on January 21, 1992.
Bessie L Brown
Richmond, Richmond City County, VA 23223
February 15, 1905
January 21, 1992
Female
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  • 02/15
    1905

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    February 15, 1905
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  • 01/21
    1992

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    January 21, 1992
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    Bessie L Brown lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1905, in the year that Bessie L Brown was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1931, at the age of 26 years old, Bessie was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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